2014 F1 season

The appearance of the latest generation of Formula One cars has been a major talking point during the off-season for one obvious reason.

Much as happened two years ago, a change in the rules regarding nose dimensions has led to the creation of some very unusual-looking cars.

While the question of aesthetics is ultimately a matter of taste it is a concern that the rules are now so tight the teams have little option other than to produce such unsightly creations.

But some will always be ore pleasing to the eye than others and there are some striking livery changes among the 2014 contenders as well. So for a moment let’s put aside the more important question of which is fastest and pick the best-looking car of 2014.

Red Bull RB10

It’s giving the team a lot of trouble but the RB10 has one of the more elegant approaches to the nose rules.

Mercedes W05

Ferrari F14 T

Ferrari added more black to their livery last year and there’s rather a lot of it at the rear of the new F14 T, perhaps to make it difficult for their rivals to spy developments in this sensitive area of the car.

Lotus E22

While the most dramatic feature of the E22 is its asymmetric twin-tusked nose, the arrival of PDVSA branding sees more read on the car as the team continue to move away from the ‘black and gold’ look they began using three years ago.

Toro Rosso STR9

Williams FW36

Williams used a ‘heritage’ livery on their car in testing. Yesterday they revealed the definitive livery for the FW36 after announcing a sponsorship deal with Martini, whose colours have appeared on many great racing cars in the past.

Marussia MR03

Caterham CT05

Caterham have updated their style and the CT05’s livery has been revised again since the first test. The yellow of previous seasons has gone, replaced by silver and light green. But it’s the unique nose which attracts the most attention in their latest car.

I don’t know, it’s a difficult choice. The RB10 is really elegant, the problem is that I don’t like the Red Bull livery.
I have a soft spot for Mclaren. It’s weird, but I kinda like it. It’s a shame that the livery is so boring at the moment, otherwise I probably would have voted it.
The FW36 is certainly a very good looking car, shame about the nose.

In the end I’m voting the RB10, but I guess that my opinion could change. Afterall, I remember that I hated the new Sauber livery last year, but by the end of the year I loved it.